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Hackintosh: Install a Mac Leopard OS X Retail DVD on a PC

Started by menoob · 10 months ago

After building hackintosh machines using different modified OS X installers, the hackintosh community has come a long way and is within grasp of achieving the holy grail of running Mac OS X on PCs—installing the original, unmodified OS X DVDs created by Apple for Macs on ordinary ... Continue reading »

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  • Sukhbir

    9 months ago

    Did you try this method yourself? Does this work on a Dell XPS 1530? I mean, do you think it will work?
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Yes I have. Except for those who have tried it on a PC exactly as yours, nobody can guarantee though that it will work in your machine the way I described above. The only way to find out is to try, and if it doesn't work at first, then you have to try other stuff. You can read my other hackintosh posts or you can also head to InsanelyMac.com and do some research. There's a whole bunch of info out there and sometimes it just takes patience. It took me 2 weeks to get my first hackintosh and then I have tried different methods. Some work perfectly, others have minor problems. But with this Boot-132 method, everything works perfect just like my Mac!
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  • Sukhbir

    9 months ago

    That is nice to know! One question, I have: It is possible to install Hackintosh to a portable USB 2.0 hard drive? I don't want to mess up my Windows installation!
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    I haven't tried that, so I'm not sure. Try searching it in the forums and maybe someone has done it.
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  • hbp112358

    8 months ago

    yes,I have it installed on a usb drive I use to boot the college computers ;)
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  • briant92570

    4 months ago

    Hello menoob,

    I was wondering if you assist me a little bit with installation. I have a p4 dual core 2.25 ghz intel on an Intel mobo. 712 Ram and a Rdeon 9200 Graphics card. When I use the generic.iso bootloader it seems to work fine, then when it asks for the binary code I eject the generic.iso and put in the retail 10.5.4 OSX DVD and hit enter. Then it starts reading the disk and says ebios read error 16432736 and says pausing for 5 seconds. It goes to the white screen with the apple logo on it and just freezes there.
    Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
    Brian
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  • malcolm

    1 week ago

    have you let it run . if you leave it about 10-15 minit see what happens it still could be loading
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  • Elbert

    1 week ago

    do you have a tutorial for tiger os?

    thanks
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  • Sukhbir

    9 months ago

    Thank you for your help! I will post my experience here as soon as I have one.
    reply
  • colonelpanic

    9 months ago

    Good tutorial. I'd like to point out a couple of things though.

    Under "step 2" # 3.
    Simply hitting Enter didn't work for me with a purchased retail DVD. I had to type 90 and Enter to make it start.

    To be fair, I think it would be better to mention, as easy as it may look, that this is not a walk in the park and that it could become a major project for a noob. To get through step 1-4 is in fact relatively easy, unless you get already stuck by picking a Boot 132 image that doesn't even boot. The only one that worked for me and that I finally stumbled across more or less accidentally after 2 days of searching is the BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso. "Accidentally" because it's next to impossible to guess from the name that it has anything to do with an EFI boot CD. (The generic one didn't work on my badaxe2, neither did all the others. Why are there so many different ones in a first place?)

    BUT concerning basically everything under "step 5" :
    This is where it gets REALLY hairy for noobs and people with a non-IT background, or let's say a non-OSX background.

    My first attempt booted exactly once which was the OSX welcome where you enter your basic info etc. After that It wouldn't let me reboot ever again. Neither in safe mode nor by hacking all sorts of kexts from another working Leo install. I'm going to reformat and go for a second try. If that doesn't work I'll stick to my hacked iAtkos install on a MBR disk, something I would definitely recommend for noobs. BTW I'm into this OSX86 stuff for over 2 years....
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    "Simply hitting Enter didn't work... had to type 90..."

    Hmm, that's strange. Since you booted from the DVD drive, it should give you the same drive by default (also displays the 2-digit hex you need in parenthesis).

    I'm sorry if this tutorial didn't work for you right off the bat. If there is one perfect hackintosh installation, I wouldn't have written all these different tutorials (see "Related Posts" below article). Readers can choose to use iATKOS, Kalyway, etc. but they can still run into problems because of different hardware. For me, if anyone wants to build a hackintosh, this method (Boot-132/Retail OS X DVD) is the best so far as I explained above.
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  • chubbs

    9 months ago

    Hi, i tried the above with pretty good success, - i have the same motherboard, the only issue i have is time machine does not work. the error i get is 'the backup volume could not be found'

    it sees my external usb drive and this drive works fine with TM on my other h-tosh kalyway build. the best info i could come up with is the problem is with the IOnetworkingfamily.kext.. i tried a few different ones. and no change, any ideas? almost perfect, but not quite!

    thanks
    a menoob fan
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Hi, I haven't tried TM as I only use my hackintosh as a hobby for testing new installs and updates, hence no need to backup data. However, I did try it just now and true enough I got the same error as yours. So I tried adding to my EFI string. Here's what I did:

    If you followed my tutorial, you know I used EFI strings on my graphics device (7200 GS). So what I did was to use EFIStudio and again added my Display device and this time also added the Ethernet device. Then just write the resulting Hex strings to the com.apple.Boot.plist file. Reboot and setup your Time Machine. Mine is now performing the backup! :-)
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  • colonelpanic

    9 months ago

    I think the problem I had is with the chameleon install. Perhaps it's just buggy. It does let you boot off the HD but then everything becomes just like a 'usual' hackintosh, ie. you HAVE to install dsmos.kext, get rid of the famous 'Don't steal...' line in some hidden file, remove CPU power mgmt etc. Things you wouldn't need to do with a hacked distro since direct software update is a no-no anyway. The 10.5.5 straight off software update hosed my install although I followed your instructions to the T.

    I can still boot with the boot CD in but that's not really the goal of this, is it? It's really not easy, even for an advanced osx86-er. I'm trying to imagine a noob now...
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    If you followed Step 4 to the T, you don't need to reinstall dsmos.kext after running Chameleon_DFE_for_Hard_disk.pkg. It should already be in the Extra-->Extensions folder. There is also no need to remove "Dont Steal Mac OS X.kext..." and "AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement.kext". The aim is to have something as close to a stock install as much as possible. The fewer you add or remove from what the Retail Mac OS X Leopard DVD has installed, the better; that means compatibility with Software Updates. No need for new patches.

    People, including noobs have different ways of understanding things, and finding solutions to problems. Some may take years, others in a few weeks or days.
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  • colonelpanic

    9 months ago

    No, sorry man. That was exactly the problem. The folder Extra/Extensions is empty after installing the Chameleon version from the link on this page. Dragging the files from the boot CD before installing chameleon didn't have any effect. It came out empty.

    The real problem though is that the importance of the Extra folder and its content is not emphasised enough anywhere. It is absolutely CRUCIAL that the Extra folder contains IntelCPUPMDisabler.kext and dsmos.kext - at least those two, I'm not sure about the others. Anyhow, without this folder and these files OSX will not reboot and get stuck in a kernel panic. Also you won't be able to do the vanilla software update. It's not only about having the EFI emulater do the boot correctly but ESPECIALLY about these kext files.

    I think most tutorials are way too vague about this point.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    I don't know why your folder came out empty but I'm just telling it the way I did it, and I did the procedure twice on different partitions of my hard disk before publishing the tut.

    There is no way I can anticipate all problems that may happen to suggest different ways of doing it in case one method fails, that is why I have added outside links for further info. You can't come out with a comprehensive hackintosh tutorial in a blog that will have all the answers. That will require a very thick book. Still, there are those who benefit from short and simple tutorials.

    Anyway, thanks for your comments and I hope you are able to build your ideal hackintosh.
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  • colonelpanic

    9 months ago

    Sorry if I come across harsh. I'm just being devil's advocate.

    You will never get a message across by being vague.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    No problem man. :-)
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  • Sukhbir

    9 months ago

    Hi!

    I just am about to get the retail DVD, wanted to ask you something. Using this method, can I safely install the combo updates from the Apple site?
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Yes. That's what this method is for... so you can install updates directly from Apple. No more patches needed.

    Check out my post:
    http://menoob.com/2008/09/16/update-your-hackin...
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  • Sukhbir

    9 months ago

    Thank you. Your help has been most invaluable :)
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  • janik29

    9 months ago

    Menoob , I have same video card Nvidia 7200GS XFX and I am having hard time to QE/CI to get work. Would you please post steps you did to fix your card? Thanks in advance
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Use EFIStudio to build your device string.

    Select "Display" and then select your video card from the drop down list (i.e. nVidia GeForce 7200 GS - 128MB).

    Click Add Device. This will create your device Hex String.

    Click "write to com.apple.Boot.plist".

    You can also do it manually by copying the Hex String to Clipboard and pasting it in the Boot.plist Editor.

    Make sure you delete any video kexts not part of the original OS X install (ex. natit.kext, NVinjext.kext, Nvkush.kext, etc.) in both the /System/Library/Extensions folder and the /Extra/Extensions folder.
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  • janik29

    9 months ago

    Hmmm I am out of words!!!

    IT WORKED LIKE A CHARM!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks you very much.....................

    I was working on this Video Card fix for 4 str8 days and nothing would work, even all kext used to work in pre 10.5.5 version didn't do job. I even tried using different Video cards but most of them worked showing high resolution but without QE/CI.

    I had my hackintosh for almost 4 months when I installed it using Kalyway and suddenly it broke cause when I upgrade iTune I forgot to check out OS X upgrade and I was very upset. I used your steps to install OS X and it was up and running within 15 min on my Dell XPS 420 using second drive.

    At least I saved all my doc/pics/songs/movies of my Hackintosh to my McBook Pro but it almost filled up small drive of laptop.

    Appreciate your effort and help!!!! Two Thumbs UP :-)

    Thanks again
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    More than glad to help. :-)
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  • drummerdb

    9 months ago

    Any reason this shouldn't work if I use a separate hard drive instead of a partition? I'll be doing vista/OSx86 on an EP45 board :)
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    It should be no problem at all. I have my Vista on a separate hard drive too!
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  • drummerdb

    9 months ago

    Excellent to hear! What method do you use for dual booting out of curiosity.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    If I will be using Vista more often than OS X, I will place my Vista Drive as priority in my BIOS settings. I use EasyBCD to give me the boot options where Vista is the default and OS X as second option.

    But if I want to use OS X more often, I will place my OS X Drive as priority in BIOS. When it boots, pressing F8 on Darwin boot loader will provide me with my MainOSX Partition (main) as default and TestOSX Partition as second option. Now, if I want to boot to Vista, just pressing Esc will provide me with a prompt where I can enter a two-digit hex, and typing 81 will display my Vista partitions.

    Simple. No need to mess around with complicated boot configurations!
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  • Johnny

    1 month ago

    Hi,
    I have installed Vista ans OSX Leopard on separate HDD's just like you. You said above that you are using EasyBCD to modify your Vista Bootloader. I would like to do the same thing. When I add the entry in EasyBCD, I need to select the drive I have installed Leopard on and it does not show up (the Mac drive format is not supported in Vista). How did you manage to get the Vista bootloader to find your MacOSX install on another drive? I am currently using the BIOS to select which drive I boot to, but the Wife thinks this is too hard :)

    Thanks,
    Johnny
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  • Bob Underwood

    9 months ago

    Would you mind posting the details of the actual hardware combination that you used, or that you would choose for the most trouble-free install? A newegg wish-list would be super, but any other specifics welcome.

    Many thanks --- Bob.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Sorry, I had my hardware specs on my other posts. Anyway, I have a more than a year old hardware that I used to build my first hackintosh, a 10.4.9 Tiger. Since it works well for me, there's no need to change it---for now.

    Here it is:

    Foxconn G9657MA Motherboard
    Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz Processor
    Jmicron 361 Controller
    2 GB RAM
    NVidia 7200GS (same ID as 7300 SE) - replaced the integrated Intel GMA X3000
    Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet
    250 GB Hitachi SATA (Vista)
    160 GB Seagate SATA (Tiger)
    160 GB Samsung SATA (Leopard)
    DVD-RW Drive (with IDE to SATA Converter)

    You can also check out the insanelymac.com forum where there are several threads that list working hardware for Leopard. Just do a search.
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  • Pete

    2 hours ago

    hey menoob,
    ive tried a bunch of times to get this thing up and running
    i can install and run osx until the point where its patched to 10.5.4, and then ive installed chameleon

    once i reboot i get hit with "still waiting for root device" error ..
    however if i force load all the drivers ( -f -v) then it boots into leopard and most things work fine . . which leads me to think that chameleon isnt loading an IO driver somewhere?

    any ideas ?
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  • janik29

    9 months ago

    Menoob,

    I too would like to know your actual hardware profile which help you determine success of this procedure.

    I installed OS X without issue on XPS 420 but I have hard time installing OS X with newer M/B (Asus P5Q PRO + Q9450 + WD VelociRaptor + XFX 8500 GT).

    I was able to flash the M/B bios and install Kalyway 10.5.2 but I am again at same stage where I have to be really really careful doing any auto upgrades.

    Would it be reason this process did not work because it has newer version (Intel P45) chipsets?

    Thanks

    Kal
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  • Cannon

    9 months ago

    Hey Kal, I have an XPS 420 as well. Can you let me know (or send me) the Kext files you used to get everything running????

    I'm having some difficulties!!
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Wow, isn't that the quad core? Drools...

    Well, I can't help you but you are in luck as some people had success with a P45! Check here:

    http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...
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  • janik29

    9 months ago

    Which components you having issues? Sound and NIC does not work! Video/NIC and Sound I added separately...

    Here is my system config:

    Dell XPS 420
    Q6600
    4GB Memory
    Nvidia GeForce 7200GS (use Menoob's suggestion)
    WD VelociRaptor 300GB SATA (make sure to put on drive 0)
    Compaq Sound Blaster PCI CT5805 (very cheap and works out of box)
    Realtek Gigabit 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI NIC MAC (very cheap on Ebay and works out of box)

    Install method:

    Original OS X came with my MacBook Pro + Menoob's Generic ISO dual boot with XP Pro

    Very stable system and no issues so far.
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  • Rohit

    9 months ago

    Please tell me what version of Mac OS X Retail did you use for the above installation?
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Yup, just like what janik29 said below, I'm also using OS X 10.5.
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  • Noel

    9 months ago

    Hi there, first off, thanks for the guide, much appreciated. I am trying this method with a dell inspiron 1520 laptop.

    I am getting stuck at the point where you put in the dvd and wait for it to read before hitting enter, nothing is happening. The disks I have are the original Mac OS X Install Disc 1 and 2 that came with my 24" iMac. The first one is about 8gb. I have tried both and nothing happens... Even tried some of the other hex values just in case... Any suggestions?
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  • Noel

    9 months ago

    Ok ignore that I was able to get the dvd to boot by typing -v -f, but I am getting stuck at the installation. It boots up fine lets me choose a language but then I get a message saying that it cannot be installed on my system. in the log the phrase "unable to determin UUID for host. Error 35." pops up a few times, and then it says installation checks failed. unable to install. Any suggestions on this?
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  • wbatie

    9 months ago

    Retail OS X Leopard DVD runs of 10 Sec then ERROR: EBOIS Device error 0x01 block 16432726 sectior 64. Any ideas whould be appreciated.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    If you are burning your OS X Leopard DVD, try burning it at 1x speed. It will also help if you have a good DVD such as those from Sony, Verbatim, HP, etc. Not the cheap ones.
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  • WBatie

    9 months ago

    Using orginal retail Leopard 10.5.4 DVD with cpus=1,-v. Before boot: screen and after img is loaded the message System config file ‘com.apple.boot.S/Library/Preferences/System Configuration/com.apple.boot.plist’ not found is flashed. Loads for 10 sec. then EBOIS error. Continues to boot for some time continues until "Errors occurred while starting computer Pausing 5 sec ". Then final stop at "framework installed". Tried without -v and with -f. No errors but top at apple circle of death sceen. Waited over 60 minutes. Any ideas? Thanks
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Hmm, an EBIOS error usually has to do with a problem reading the DVD. Try using another one or try it with 10.5.0.
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  • WBatie

    9 months ago

    Thanks, I wonder if it is because the manual for the retail DVD says "to upgrade". Did you use a retail DVD or an orginal Install DVD? As I remember when I bought a MAC twenty years ago you had to install the software.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    You cannot use an "upgrade" DVD. You need the retail DVD that you can install from scratch.
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  • WBatie

    9 months ago

    The package says MB576Z/A MAC OS X v10.5.4 RETAIL, but the enclosed manual on page 3
    INSTALL LEOPARD
    To upgrade to MAC OS X Loepard, insert your installation disc...
    To restore....
    Then goes on with installation instructions
    I see on Ebay intallation disc for sale from new MAC's, that was tthe reason for pervious question.
    I have installed Kalyway 10.5.1 and Leo4All 10.5.2 but can not get them to boot.
    Thank you again for you time
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  • janik29

    9 months ago

    Rohit,

    I used 10.5.0 Version OS X which came on DVD with my MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz.

    Menoob,

    Thanks for the suggestion, I did knew that forum and spent days for Installation on P45 chip m/b P5Q pro. I tried various modified bios and actually was able to successfully install with Kalyway 10.5.1 few times. But I still felt that system was not stable and I still had quite a few hardware issues.

    To make long story short, I returned P5Q Pro and purchased DG31PR Intel m/b. This motherboard supports Quad Core cpu's + have 1333 FSB and it is INSANELY compatible with OSX. Nework + Audio chip works out of box or minimal effort and NO ISSUES at all :-)

    Only drawback I found is, this m/b only supports up to 4gb memory, I could have use up to 8 or 12gb for OS X like in P5Q Pro but we can't have it all, can we? I am really happy with stable system I built on this.

    Thanks,
    Kal
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  • Sophie

    8 months ago

    Do you recall what you did to get audio working? I got the same MB, and network out of the box, but audio does not. Did you have to do some kext magic?

    Thanks!

    Sophie
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  • janik29

    5 months ago

    Sorry Sophie for late reply. Please send me email and I can explain what I did to get audio working.

    Thanks,
    Kal
    janik29@yahoo.com
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  • Abhijeet

    9 months ago

    Hi Menoob
    Plzzz help me i try to install Mac Os from last 2 weeks.
    I have all Pre-requisites
    but its stucks on install screen just apple Pinksky wallpaper and loading mouse
    i wait 1 hour but no change
    i have only one HD 160GB on windows Xp
    but i want to format windows xp And install mac OS On It .
    i try it but no answer its still stuck on install screen.
    plz Help me

    My PC
    Intel Core 2 Duo E400 2.0 GHz
    Intel D945GCCR Motherboard intel i945G Chipset
    160 GB Hard disk
    2GB DDR2 Ram
    DVD-RW Drive

    Thanks
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  • Abhijeet

    9 months ago

    Menoob plaz Help yaar
    i tired man
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Hmm, not really sure what could be your problem, but it may be the Generic.iso doesn't work on your hardware. Try and check out the different Boot-132 ISOs here:

    http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...
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  • Topher

    9 months ago

    Hey! Great site, and great article. I completed everything with the following issues that I'm still trying to sort out..

    About mac... Goes to a blue screen then goes back to the desktop. OSx86 doesn't fix...

    Sleep... Goes to sleep then wakes back up immediately but doesn't fully wake up requiring a restart

    Restart... Same as Sleep in the sense that it shuts down but doesn't turn back on without fully turning off...

    Shut Down DOES work though...

    Anyhow, the link on your page regarding replacing the restart .kext doesn't seem to work, so I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction for that one...

    Thanks much!

    Also, on a side note... Using a bluetooth dongle, I was able to get the mighty mouse to work with no tweeking..! Uber happy :)

    Again, thanks for all of this... Very happy!
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    I just check the link on the Restart fix and it's working. Clicking on it should download the "Latest_11_JUN_AppleACPIPlatform.kext.zip" file.

    I'm glad you got the most important things working! :-)
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  • Abhijeet

    9 months ago

    hi menoob
    i tell u what is my problem
    first i insert boot132 cd then bootloader promote then in remove boot132 cd and
    insert retail mac os install dvd the hit enter two times then DVD bootup then i hit F8
    then -v then its load with digostic massges when digostic massges complete
    then i see only gray screen and mac os busy mouse point the install is freeze here.
    i try lots off time but not work.

    NOTE i try lots off commandes enter,-v -y -x, cpus=1 -x -y but not works.
    also i try iAtkos v2.0 and ToH both are install sucssesfully and works good
    then why retail mac os install dvd not work on my PC.

    Plz help me with good ideas i really want to USE Orignal mac os x

    My PC
    Intel Core 2 Duo E400 2.0 GHz
    Intel D945GCCR Motherboard intel i945G Chipset
    160 GB Hard disk
    2GB DDR2 Ram
    DVD-RW Drive

    Thanks
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  • bball4life

    9 months ago

    I have a very similar problem. I believe i have the retail leopard. When i use the generic boot disk...i get the grey apple screen that freezes. the mouse cursor freezes and i have to restart. then i tried another boot disk, which seemed to work better. i believe it was the modified boot disk. when i used this modified boot disk (its one of the boot disks that you said to give a try) it just loaded like normal and then went to a blue screen...kind of like the leopard blue screen of death? i really dont know what to do and i really need some help here! please can you guide me..with what boot i need or what the problem could be ....my computer specs are below

    hp dv6624ca (laptop)
    4 gb of memory (1 gb used for shared video card)
    1.50 GHz Intel Centrino Duo processor technology featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5250
    the motherboard is read as a quanta 30CC and the chipset is a intel GM965
    Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
    also running vista premium. i would like to dual boot with leopard. PLEASE HELP ME!!
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    I'm not sure what boot ISO will work for your rig cause I haven't tried them all. There are so many out there. You just need to keep on looking and trying from the forums I mentioned. I'm pretty sure something will work for you. It will also help you better understand about hackintoshes.
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  • bball4life

    9 months ago

    alright well thanks...if you find anything please email me...i have loiterally looked all day...thats why i have a fast reply...haha. i tried what i could but like i said i either got a frozen grey screen or blue screen...lol but thanks..
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  • Abhijeet

    9 months ago

    and soory for my BAD english i wish you understand my problemes
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  • SLAD

    9 months ago

    so today i went to the computer store and bought a 8800gt, because i was looking at apple store and saw that they have that as a supported video card. but i did a fresh install like you did , everything working greatly thanks for that by the way. but the QE and the other option is not working?

    i did add the string with the efistudio and after rebooting nothing worked.

    ps i never installed camalleion thing or did anything after the step to upgrade to 10.5.4

    so i sitll use the disc to boot. i want to keep it that way till i get everything working. thanks alot in a adv.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Try doing the Chameleon thing (it shouldn't cause problems with your machine), then perform the EFIStudio again to install your device string. Make sure to delete all other video injectors present that are not part of the original Leopard install.
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  • Abhiojeet

    9 months ago

    2 Days waiting plz answer man plZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    Sorry for not being able to reply immediately. I've been busy with work lately.

    First, you need to make sure you are using the retail OS X Leopard DVD (try 10.5.0) and not an "upgrade" version. You may also need to try other boot ISOs (other than Generic.iso). Try looking here:

    http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

    Just keep on looking and trying them out and try to read on the forums as it will help you better understand about hackintoshes.
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  • Abhiojeet

    9 months ago

    ya man thanks i am not sure its Upgrade or Install DVD.
    how to cheack its upgrade or install dvd.
    and last Quastion how to find Perfact Generic .iso for my hardware
    on this link http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...
    plzz tell me

    My PC
    Intel Core 2 Duo E400 2.0 GHz
    Intel D945GCCR Motherboard intel i945G Chipset
    160 GB Hard disk
    2GB DDR2 Ram
    DVD-RW Drive

    Thanks
    reply
  • menoob

    9 months ago

    You have to check these things and try it yourself man.
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  • Tex

    9 months ago

    Hi there!
    I've installed a Mac OS X 10.5.2 on my Acer Aspire 5570Z notebook, but I'm having a trouble with the display.
    When I have only the notebook monitor on, the display starts flickering, A LOT!!! Like it's swapping two screens in and out.
    When I turn the second monitor on, I get some vertical bars and a black mouse pointer.
    The OS works, I can run applications and everything, but it's completely unusable, because of these problems.
    Anyone has had this kind of problems?
    Is there a way to disable the screen mirror mode without having the second monitor on?
    Regards.
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    What osx86 installation did you use? Looks like you need to find the correct video injector for your machine. Search for your notebook model in insanelymac forums and maybe you can find similar problems to yours and their solution.
    reply
  • Tex

    9 months ago

    I used this installation:
    Leo4Allv2 Universal 10.5.2 AMD/INTEL[SSE2/SSE3]

    I managed to fix the problem by unplugging the external display and reinstalling MacOS without removing the previous installation.
    It's working fine now, thanks for your help, the only problems now are that my PS/2 mouse and keyboard and my AR5007EG wifi network card don't work.
    So, I'm using a USB mouse and keyboard and I'm pluged to the Ethernet. :(
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  • menoob

    8 months ago

    Try this to fix your PS/2 problem:

    http://rapidshare.com/files/147454425/PS2_Batt_...

    Unzip to show kext files. Backup your original kext files and use OSX86 Tools to change the original kexts to those you just downloaded. Perform a disk permission repair.

    I think Atheros cards have problems with Leopard. You can try a cheap USB wifi.
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  • Tex

    8 months ago

    Thanks again for your help, but I tried what you sugested and it did not work.
    I downloaded the kext files and used the OSX86 Tools to install it.
    It asked for a reboot, and when it restarted, it gave me the same error.
    Do you have any other suggestion?
    I've tried a few things that I found on the forums, but nothing worked so far.
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  • topher

    9 months ago

    I've had no luck getting sleep to work and am thinking of tossing it out and picking up the same mobo that you used. I want to make sure that the features I need work for you though, as they weren't mentioned in your post...


    Sleep...
    DVD player...

    Thanks much!
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  • menoob

    9 months ago

    It's only now that I tried the sleep mode as I do not use my hackintosh often. Anyway, sleeping works but waking up is a problem ;-) I'll look for a solution when I have more free time. Same thing for the DVD player, I have not tried that yet.
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  • drummerdb

    8 months ago

    Any guess as to why this happens:

    I put in the generic boot CD, get to the point where I put in the leopard CD, starts to load up, get the background with the apple logo and then I get a gray screen telling me I need to boot in 3 different languages. Can't get past it.

    EP45-DS3R
    Q6600 quad core

    strange....other people with my same config haven't had this issue. I have already installed vista on this computer but I've unplugged that SATA hard drive and just have a new untouched 500GB SATA harddrive plugged in.

    Any ideas?
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  • drummerdb

    8 months ago

    for clarifcation, I've tried disabling all USB devices in BIOS....If I load in -v i just get stuck at: "root filesystem is read-only; skipping kernel link data generation" Then two more lines after that and its just stuck :S
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  • menoob

    8 months ago

    Try the grub-dfe.iso instead of generic.iso.

    http://www.mediafire.com/?l0wizjmfymn

    In BIOS, select AHCI for SATA interface. DVD drive should also be SATA. Use an IDE to SATA converter if you don't have one.
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  • drummerdb

    8 months ago

    grub-def.iso worked great! I'm working on peripherals right now. You've been a tremendous help and I wouldn't have gotten here without you.
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  • drummerdb

    8 months ago

    everything works so well :) dual boot is a dream.

    Petty question, feel free not to answer. With EasyBCD, I can't seem to get it to boot to the Mac OS. It only lists the C Drive. When I add a mac osx86 and then choose it after a reboot, i just get an error message.
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  • AB

    8 months ago

    hey menoob i install mac os leopard on my PC its works Very good
    but no sound man i try AppleAzaliaAudio.kext but not working.
    and i still use Boot CD for Boot Mac OS tell me another way to boot mac os without Boot CD
    i use grub-dfe.iso
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  • menoob

    8 months ago

    You need to find out what your audio device is and then search for the right kext.

    I haven't tried another way of booting directly except what I have described in the tutorial which should work well.
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  • DALS

    8 months ago

    Hi so i installed that way on my hp dv6000 everything works besides the touchpad .... can you tell me what i need to do ?? thanks alot
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  • snowmusicman

    8 months ago

    Hello menoob , nice guide, thank you. I'm having trouble with my gpu. It's an Inno3d 7200GS 256MB and if I use EFIStudio to install it I just get a blue screen. If I reboot into safe mode it starts blue, then I get to see the login window with full resolution but when I log in it turns blue again. I've tried all the other installers but none seem to work. Maybe you can point to where the problem is, thx!!
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  • Patrick

    8 months ago

    I have tried a few different ISOs -- generic, grub, etc. When I run them, right after the initial screen of the grey apple, the apple goes away and then i see a screen that is grey with black rectangles. that can't be working right?
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  • Patrick

    8 months ago

    I couldn't never get it with the retail DVD, but a gone some suped of version of Kalyway 10.5.2 and things are running great --- except sound and network!
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  • wbatie

    8 months ago

    Bought a new motherboard, GA-945G-GCM-S2C, and finally got 10.5.4 to boot. I make a MAC OS Extended (Journaled) called “Leopard OS”. Run Verify Disk and Repair Disk and everything OK with Volume. The problem is when I try to install that Volume has an explanation mark on it and thus will not allow the software to install. Leo4All v3 installed find. The one thing to point out is the motherboard does not support AHCI, but again Leo4All installs find and sees the Volume “Leopard OS” as well as making and installing on a volume “Leo4All”
    I posted earlier about trying to install on a Foxconn P45 motherboard which supports AHCI and the retail version just freezes. Eliminated the ebios error with –f, but never gets to install screen. Still working on this
    I would appreciate any suggestion on the gigabyte board. Thanks again.
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  • wbatie

    8 months ago

    Fixed the problem. Had to reparation the whole disk drive to GUID. Network work right off. Audio had to install kert, now works. Upgraded to 10.5.5 almost effortlessly. Can not ReStart, added fix provide this article with no effect. Other little quirk is “More Information” button on “About My MAC” works for about 5 seconds and then termination error. Even selecting ignore works for about 5 seconds.
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  • Adrian

    8 months ago

    My motherboard is Asus P5K-E Wifi AP
    I installed retail leopard dvd with the boot132 generic CD sucessfully. leopard can bootup smoothly.

    Next I installed Chameleon for hard disk with success!!!!! leopard still able to bootup

    Then I follow the guide to add GFX-EFI Strings for my 8800GT 512 display card
    http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

    During bootup ,the system loading a shile and it will go in standby mode automatically ( The LCD monitor led is in standby mode)

    Any thing wrong with my steps ? or some missing steps I was missed ?
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  • Adrian

    8 months ago

    My motherboard is Asus P5K-E Wifi AP
    I installed retail leopard dvd with the boot132 generic CD sucessfully. leopard can bootup smoothly.

    Next I installed Chameleon for hard disk with success!!!!! leopard still able to bootup

    Then I follow the guide to add GFX-EFI Strings for my 8800GT 512 display card
    http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopi...

    During bootup ,the system loading a shile and it will go in standby mode automatically ( The LCD monitor led is in standby mode)

    Any thing wrong with my steps ? or some missing steps I was missed ?
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  • Sean

    7 months ago

    Help me Menoobie-Wan, you're my only hope!
    I really appreciate any help you can give me.
    I have an ASUS p5w dh deluxe
    4 gigs Ballistix 800mhz ram
    Diamond Ati radeon 2600xt 512
    500 gb SATA HD
    Sony SATA DVD

    I've tried Kalyway 10.5.2 / boot 132 generic iso / several boot 132 iso from Macita with 10.5.4 retail.

    Kalyway doesn't do anything when I try to boot off the DVD.

    With the boot 132, I start the computer, insert the cd, and press enter when the boot prompt shows up.
    I then insert the retail DVD. I get "Ebios read error: controller or device error
    block 16432736 sectors 64" repeated 5 times.
    It then says "Errors encountered while starting up computer"
    It then goes to the gray Apple startup screen with the scrolling thing.
    After about 5 minutes, the screen goes to a bunch of pixelated distortion, and the computer freezes.
    All of the searching I've done describes errors after install, but EVERYONE seems to be able to get it to install initially. I can't even get that far! Its driving me crazy. I'm a total and complete noob to this kind of thing.
    I'm a lifelong Mac user, and don't even own a PC (except the one I've built for this Hackintosh). I consider myself a really smart guy, but I read all these posts about adding kexts to DVDs and its all over my head.
    I know you don't know me, and you don't owe me anything, but I'd really appreciate some help. Thanks!
    -Sean
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  • Sean

    7 months ago

    Forgot to add the processor: q6600 2.4 ghz
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  • gardner

    7 months ago

    i am using the generic iso and i am get an error like "Ebios read error: controller or device error block 0 sector 64" what is wrong
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  • gardner

    7 months ago

    ok say now it will go to the apple logo but after a short time the dvd will stop spinning what am i doing wrong
    reply
  • jeramiah1945

    7 months ago

    I have 10.5.2 up and running via a Kalyway Distro but I wanted to use your technique. When I take the BootCD out and put the retail Apple DVD in, it starts to boot, and I get the grey screen with the apple on it and then the DVD stops reading and after a minute or so I get the small circle with the line through it. What am I doing wrong? Thanks
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  • Nitish

    7 months ago

    Hi...I am new to MAC world. I want to install it within Vmware workstation. Is it possible?? Any suggetions??
    reply
  • Aimeedia

    6 months ago

    can i download mac dvd , plz give provide me the link
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  • Jack

    6 months ago

    I have an Intel mobo D945GCLF with an SATA drive. First off I need to use BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso to even get my system to boot others return a checksum error and won't boot.

    I'm able to get the retail OSX installed but can't seem to locate the correct drivers to make the onboard network and audio to work.

    Also, when I install Chameleon it seems to go through ok but when I try to reboot it never boots from the hard drive.

    Any help in the right direction would be appreciated.
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  • HC@JKT

    6 months ago

    MeNoob,

    God bless you, dude !! I am still stuck on 10.4.7 because of my hardware and has been checking out so many configurations (compatibility challenge) before I make my next purchase. But this article came through a local Hackintosh group (in Jakarta) only recently and I am so hopeful to get on Leopard !!

    I am so book marking your site !! Thanks for sharing so much !!
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  • Noobimayyetbecalled

    6 months ago

    Can i use this method for dual booting?? I made a partition already... I dont really want to install d Jas os x leopard... I want d original os x installed in my laptop... I am currently running on XP...
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  • menoob

    6 months ago

    Sure.

    What I have:

    Disk 1: Windows Vista
    Disk 2, Partition 1: Leopard 10.5.6 (Main)
    Disk 2, Partition 2: Leopard 10.5.6 (Test)
    Disk 3: iATKOS Leopard 10.5.3
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  • s

    5 months ago

    Re: video & Nvkush: after you discovered nvkush hiding in your extras/extensions, did you have to do a full OSX re-install? or just re-install Chameleon and then add your video EFI string?

    Thanks!
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  • j

    5 months ago

    Here is a methos that worked for me on my dell xps m140. Tried yours on my tower and worked easily just thought i would add a link for others that are having probs. you can delete this is I am not suppose to link to things.

    http://osx86.thefreesuite.com/leo_intel.phpthod
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  • Abhi

    5 months ago

    I have an existing iDeneb install. Can i install this over that? Will it replace all the necessary files? Thanks
    reply
  • KruX

    5 months ago

    How to install Mac OS X 10.5.6 on these brand new pocketables?

    OQO model 2+
    Intel Atom inside
    http://www.oqo.com

    Sony Vaio P Series Lifestyle PC
    Intel Atom inside
    http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/serv...

    Thanks.
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  • Andy

    5 months ago

    i'm getting the mac os x 10.5.6 to boot up but then after the grey apple screen all i see is a light blue screen and nothing happens after that. Any ideas on what i'm doing wrong? Thanks
    reply
  • whoneedsname

    5 months ago

    hi there,, I have this non-retail dvd installer of mac os x, I tried your procedures but sadly, it won't work. I can't bye the original one due to insufficient money,, hmm,, please help me... Thanks:D
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  • w3dig

    5 months ago

    I do not have the D9 dual layer DVD but have the image of the retail 10.5.6. Is there any way to install with/o DVD? I mean can use like the external USB 2.0 HDD or USB flash driver? Thanks!
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  • chachie

    5 months ago

    I keep trying the boot disk and when its loading it gets 6 errors saying the same things about a ebios read error. Is there something I am missing here I am installing OSX 10.5.4 from retail dvd. Please help
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  • Ilham

    5 months ago

    Can i install it on aspire 2920 and Desktop with spesifications is; Asus Mobo P5GC-MX GBL, VGA GMA 950, Lan Realtek 8111C PCIe Gigabit LAN controller, Audio HDA Azalia; ??????
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  • Jeff

    5 months ago

    how do i install Mac OS X 10.5.0? I cant find it anywhere...
    reply
  • jho4evah

    5 months ago

    Hi, when i use the Boot132 DVD it boots my Leopard CD (10.5.0) but half way through booting it comes up grey telling me i have to restart the computer (i believe its having a kernel panic). Any way to fix this?? I am using a HP Pavilion DV2840TX.
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  • Piyush

    3 months ago

    i was also having a similar problem but sorted out nw..
    jst try selecting different kernel while installing... voodoo wud bst suit you as far as i knw.
    reply
  • ashu

    5 months ago

    hey, hi menoob i want to install leopard on my pc but i dont know,does it work on my pc or not? i write my pc confugration as below
    Mainbord-Foxconn 45CMX/45GMX/45CMX-K
    RAM-2GB
    Processer-intel pentium D 2.8GHZ
    160 GB harddisk
    plz reply me.
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  • varun

    4 months ago

    hi i am varun, mainly the problem is mac leopard 10.5 is not installing in my 160GB SATA HDD(segate) in my pc. it's showing the error is "Root device is not found". so, pls help me.
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  • Casey Alexander

    4 months ago

    hey guys
    I've been trying to get this work for a few days now. . .
    I successfully get the Mac OS X Leopard disc to boot but my computer freezes up at the apple logo
    I don't know what's causing this. . .
    My drive stops grinding after about 3 minutes and it just stays frozen on the apple logo
    I'd appreciate any help you guys have
    Thanks

    - Casey
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  • briant92570

    4 months ago

    Hello menoob,

    I was wondering if you assist me a little bit with installation. I have a p4 dual core 2.25 ghz intel on an Intel mobo. 712 Ram and a Rdeon 9200 Graphics card. When I use the generic.iso bootloader it seems to work fine, then when it asks for the binary code I eject the generic.iso and put in the retail 10.5.4 OSX DVD and hit enter. Then it starts reading the disk and says ebios read error 16432736 and says pausing for 5 seconds. It goes to the white screen with the apple logo on it and just freezes there.
    Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
    Brian
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  • Alexis M

    4 months ago

    hey,
    I know that I'm kind of late here but I have a couple of questions,
    1- is this still the best way to do it?
    2- i tried kalyway and it didn't really work out, do i have a better success rate with this?
    3- Does this method support more peripherals right of the bat, unlike the other ways?
    reply
  • Nycguy2369

    4 months ago

    I am up and running OS X 10.5.6 Leopard on my Dell Inspiron 530. If someone could help me out that would be great. These are my only two problems other wise it works great.

    1. Restart/Reboot Fix: Replace your AppleACPIPlatform.kext with this.

    Were can I find the missing parts for this ??????

    2. Shutdown Fix: Download and install this.

    Were can I find the missing parts for this ??????

    3. Also in the BIOS setting how can get the prompt to boot into either hard drive for XP or MAC ?

    Info on how to set this up ??????????????

    Bios : 1.0.2 3/1/2008
    Processor : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 at 2.40Ghz
    Processor: L2 Cache 8192KB
    Memory Speed: 800Mhz
    Memory Channel Mode: Dual
    Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
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  • borj

    3 months ago

    hey ive seen your page and it really took the shit outta my head and gave me the itch to convert my pc to mac ( as if im not itching with this stuff few months ago) anyway.. are you from the philippines? coz ive seen your other post and i saw CUBAO on one of the pics of some stuffs about that iphone messages on comp.. any way if you are .. pls send me a holler at my email at muller45@yahoo.com.. and if not ill still wait for one.. really need to get that hackintosh, but the problem is im not that familiar with this cyberwords and other stuffs that you guys are talking about,, i hope that did not offend you.. anyway ill wait.. when you have time just send me a message where i can contact you.. THANX in ADVANCE
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  • Ed

    3 months ago

    Thanks for the guide. Clear step-by-step noob guides are unfortunately rare in the hackintosh community.
    reply
  • minddumped

    3 months ago

    Thanks for the guide. Helped me a lot in my own setup.
    reply
  • Louis

    3 months ago

    AppleACPIPlatform.kext cant find this file any update would be great. Also is there a way to get it boot right into OS X? I still need to select my HD. Lastly great guide.
    reply
  • Cacho_from_GDL

    3 months ago

    I don't have a clue...
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  • Cacho_from_GDL

    3 months ago

    Hi everybody there!!
    i'm having troubles installing MacOs X Retail DVD on a brand new machine, these are the specs:

    MOBO:Intel DP45SG
    CPU-INTEL C2Q Q9400
    2x MEM-DIMM-DDR3 2GB-KIT PC8500 1066MHZ KINGSTON
    TV NVIDIA 512 PNY GF9400GT DDR2/PCIE
    2x 320 GB HDD S-ATA2( one for MAc, one for Windows) the Macos one on Sata0 on board.


    I already have tried with grub-dfe.iso and generic Iso whit -v -f rd=disk0
    and nothing works, all i get is a "Still waiting for root device" warning....

    Any one, any idea? can help me to get this working? any suggest?

    Thanks in advance!!
    Have a nice day.
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  • Mak

    3 months ago

    Dell Inspiron 1520
    Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC (Mobile)
    CPU Type Mobile Intel Core 2 Duo T7250, 2000 MHz (10 x 200)
    Motherboard Chipset Intel Crestline-GM GM965
    System Memory 2549 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
    Video Adapter Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family (384 MB)
    Audio Adapter SigmaTel STAC9205X @ Intel 82801HBM ICH8M - High Definition Audio Controller [B-0]
    Network Adapter Broadcom 440x 10/100 Integrated Controller
    Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
    BIOS Version A09

    I want to install Mac OS iATKOS_v4.1i(Leopard) Please help me.I always stuck with the first loading screen.My e-mail address is Narototalker@yahoo.com
    Is there any preparation i must consider? please help
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  • dipak bhatt

    2 months ago

    I am havinf Intel Atom 1.6 GHz with D945GCLF board it is boot with Boot 132 CD but IT stuck apple screen nothing goes on will help me
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  • Cacho_from_GDL

    2 months ago

    Hello there i wanna make my own Boot 132 via Slimboot, but i dont have a clue about wich kexts to add...

    any one can give some advice....pretty pleasee!
    thx!
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  • ron

    2 months ago

    menoob, i was able to install osx following your instructions but i can only boot into osx with safe mode (-x) is there something i can do to fix this. Thanks for all your work,
    reply
  • theNodge

    2 months ago

    I was wondering if anyone knows where I could find Boot-132 Generic ISO. Both the links at the top dont work.
    reply
  • funmacos

    2 months ago

    I was following your tutorial trying to install Mac OS X Leopard on my Sony Vaio laptop VGN-S270B.
    ONCE I LOAD THE MAC OS X I get the apple grey screen and the computer just stays there no spinning circle etc.

    Any solutions? Any help will be appreciated.
    Thanks
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  • Putmeon

    1 month ago

    EFIStudio and Boot132 aren't work to download (EFI doesn't starts and Boot132 isn't on server)
    pls reupp and sorry for my bad englisch :-)
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  • metabesk

    1 month ago

    boot*132 let me boot the macosx retail dvd but before dtarting the installation it wanted a reboot and i reboot with boot132 then the macosx dvd it says me the same thing . I'm on a dead end. How can i overcome this?
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  • nexenta

    1 month ago

    Hello and thank you for this guides!
    I recently installed leo4all v4.1 with success. Everything works fine and is not my first time successful installation using leo4all or iDeneb distributions. However now I face the following issue and I don't seem to find the root of the problem or any help on internet. When I boot to the OSX, the my screen goes black for @2-3 minutes (goes in sleep mode) and after that the desktop appears in his glory and everything seem to work well. Now this is so frustrating because I am so close to have an 100% fully working hackintosh.. Can you please help me in this?!
    Thank you very much!
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  • Putmeon

    1 month ago

    (i've got a very bad englisch so sorry for this)
    What i do:
    Start PC
    Bios
    CD at first
    Boot 132 startet
    hit Enter
    I put the Retail DVD in
    wait for the blinking light ends
    hit Enter
    and then there was the mac apple under it a load animation
    after 5 minutes waiting i reboot and start windows to wrote this...
    pls help!
    icq: 260622689
    or here...
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  • Nick

    1 month ago

    Hey, thanks for the info. However when it comes to boot from the Appe OSX CD I get the Apple Logo with the spinning indicator that its loading. Then 15secs later I get the no entry symbol and nothing happens. I tried a different retail disk and got a restart your computer message instead. Any ideas? Im using an intel based dell with ATI graphics card.

    Thanks
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  • Todd

    3 weeks ago

    Hey nick did you ever figure your issue out. I am frozen at the great apple screen.
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  • Prock

    1 month ago

    menoob can i use this guide if i buy the 10.5.6 dvd from apple http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC094

    then do the software update to get 10.5.7, oh an i have an IBM Thinkpad T42p, can u tell me what kext i need or stuff like that
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  • thesportsgeek

    1 month ago

    Hey menoob great information and site. I got a question about the retail install. Can you install Leo as a RAID setup using the retail install method.
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  • hirsty

    1 month ago

    Hi Menoob, thanks very much for this. For those that get Kernel Panics using Boot-132 on booting the Leopard DVD try grub-dfe.iso (google it). Follow the instructions above exactly but replace anything relating to Boot-132 with your grub-dfe disk. Mine works great Asus p5kpl-cm, for audio use voodooHDA.kext, first delete >System>Library>AppleHDA.kext> then install using kext helper b7.

    Everything else works great, thank you!
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  • BigDongle

    1 month ago

    Hey I love the guide,

    However, In Vista I have shrunk a partition on the vista disk (tried no format and NTFS and without drive letters). I have installed EasyBCD to select in Vista what OS to choose.
    I use Grub to boot and insert retail disk and all loads fine I select disk utility to reformat partition, click erase but when I quit Disk Utility the install then says you cannot install on this disk.
    What am I doing wrong, is this the right format? or do I have to reformat the whole hard disk drive to install OS X. I want to keep Vista as main system (its preinstalled and don't have a copy). I used GParted to reselect the boot volume.

    What is the partition preparation required to dual boot?

    Any suggestions would be grateful!
    Cheers
    BD
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  • Michel

    1 month ago

    Dude, I'm using your how-to as a basis for my supermicro X7DAL-E board with dual 5345 cpu's, 8GB and dual monitors on a 7300gt. Except for the ALC650 sound on the board, it all works like a charm.
    Using an edirol usb ua1x with optical outs instead of the onboard sound.
    No problems whatsoever. Great work!
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  • alex

    2 weeks ago

    Menoob, great work, I have been looking for a noob guide like this for a while, the simple step of changing the disk when you said got me to the grey apple logo screen.

    However, know i get there, and the gear spins, but after a while i get a small circle with a line through it, overlayed on he main screen. its sort of highlighted, while the grey apple logo screen is in the background faded...

    any help?

    oh i have the original 10.5 retail and i tried your generic.iso and also the boot BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso also.

    cheers
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  • piju

    2 weeks ago

    nice post dude,
    i never try this before,
    but will try it someday
    >:)
    reply
  • Justo

    2 weeks ago

    Hi great tutorial, may i ask if you need to adjust BIOS settings like kalyway tutorial or does the boot 132 adjust them automaticaly
    reply
  • Jugesh

    1 week ago

    After struggling with MAC installation for several days, I finally found a blog. I believe to help all of u guys who are stuck somewhere or the other.
    Kalyway, iPC, iAtKos
    I bet this is the easiest way to do it. Install Mac OS X Leopard OSx86 on PC & Dual Boot with Windows 7, Vista / XP
    http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204
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  • Testing

    3 days ago

    Hi, thanks for tutorial man. Now for the not so fun part. Can anyone tell me what could be going wrong on my install. I have original retail DVD of OSX and use BOOT-KABYL-BUMBY.iso with it. I can boot up, get the white apple screen and when I get to the screen with like purple light and stars (I guess it's desktop picture of OSX) it just shows the mouse cursor as a colorfull circle, and it keeps spining for hours withouth going further into install(I let it run for hour and a half, just keeps spining). So I don't come to all the install optios of OSX, I'm just stuck on that screen.

    I have Zepto nox a15 machine with
    Chipset
    Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M
    Processor
    Intel® Core 2 Duo 2, 1066MHz FSB
    Graphic
    NVIDIA® 9650M GT 512MB GDDR3
    Ram
    4 GB

    Can anyone help me please with what could be going wrong and how to get further with the install?
    Thanks!
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  • Paul D

    21 hours ago

    u cannot install from retail dvd directly.
    check the comments here http://www.taranfx.com/blog/?p=1204
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  • Jonas

    22 hours ago

    When i boot the dvd in verbose mode it loads for a long time and then goes to a blank screen and nothing responds. I have tried everything possible. Dell Dimension 3000 2.8GHZ p4.
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  • Charles

    13 hours ago

    I had my first attempt today but it failed.

    Here are my specs:

    Asus P5N-E SLI - (NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI chipset)
    Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz
    Asus EN7600GT 256MB GDDR3
    1GB Cosair Value RAM (x2)

    I had 2 DVD ROMs actually. One of the is Asus and the other one is Samsung. For booting with Asus DVD drive, I can only go as far as I need to restart the even when the white screen appears. As for booting up with Samsung DVD Drive, I keep getting timeout errors. I'm not very sure why both DVD drive respond differently but I'll keep trying again. It may be also that it's a nForce chipset that cause the problem.

    Please advice on what could go wrong.
    Many Thanks.
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